X.9.1 · Skill in AI-assisted work

Delegating to agents

Handing tasks to AI agents with clear goals and context.

Delegating well means a clear goal, the right context, constraints and a way to check the result. Good task descriptions look a lot like good tickets for people. It is quickly becoming a core engineering skill.

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Resources

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  • articleStart here
    Building effective AI agents ↗
    Anthropic · 2024 · 12 min

    When a simple workflow beats an agent, and the handful of patterns that cover most real systems.

  • docsGo deeper
    Best practices for Claude Code ↗
    Anthropic docs · long guide

    How to give a coding agent context, plans and checks it can verify, so delegated work comes back right.

Tools

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  • ToolOpen source
    Aider

    Open-source AI pair programmer in the terminal that edits your git repository.